Iran’s New Supreme Leader Vows To Keep Blocking Strait Of Hormuz In First Statement

Iran will keep blocking the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping channel, according to a statement read on state TV attributed to the new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei.

Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen in public since succeeding his father. There is speculation he has been injured or even killed – but what we know is limited, BBC Persian said.

At least three more cargo ships have been attacked in the Gulf, apparently by Iran. Iranian state media say Iranian forces were behind at least one strike

In Iran, US-Israeli strikes on Tehran have targeted street checkpoints of the Basij – a volunteer militia that has suppressed protests

Israeli strikes have killed several people in Lebanon, including at least eight in Beirut’s seafront area, with one man describing waking up “in a panic” to explosions.

Meanwhile, UK Defence Secretary John Healy said British forces stationed in Erbil, Iraq, shot down two drones overnight – some projectiles